Something a bit different today, some photographs of a stone carving which was done by a friend of mine. Josh attempted this somewhat ambitious project as a wedding present for a friend of his, and he ran a bit close to the wire but did get it finished in time (just!).

The carving is beautiful, and I’m full of admiration for his patience as the white stone gave him quite a few problems, but he got there in the end! The carving nestles nicely into a base made of salvaged oak (and to our amazement the seasoned oak proved harder to whittle away than stone!). I suspect Josh will be taking a wee break from stone carving after this, but hopefully I’ll be able to show you some more of his work in due course – and who knows, perhaps I’ll get him to teach me and I can make something of my own 🙂